Medal Awarded to French Civilian Pigeon-Keepers (“Colombiers civils”), Medalist: Eugène-André Oudiné, 1870

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Medal Awarded to French Civilian Pigeon-Keepers (“Colombiers civils”), 1870, French, Copper, Diameter (confirmed): 2 11/16 in. ( cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Medalist: Eugène-André Oudiné (French, 1810–1887), During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, Paris came under siege by German forces. In order to communicate with the outside world, new postal technologies were devised, including the use of homing pigeons to carry messages in micro-film to and from the capital city

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